May, 2011 Blog Posts

Police searching for gunman who robbed Hollywood liquor store and shot clerk

Los Angeles police are searching for an armed robber who held up a liquor store and wounded a clerk Monday morning. The robber entered the store at the corner of Hollywood and Winona boulevards at ...
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Teacher arrested after allegedly providing drugs to undercover officer

A schoolteacher has been arrested at a Motel 6 in Camarillo, where the suspect allegedly provided drugs to an undercover deputy. Ashraf Boulos Hindi, a math teacher in the William S. Hart School ...
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Officers Make Many Arrests Over Memorial Day Weekend

Officers in Orange County were kept busy over the Memorial Day weekend, netting 148 DUI arrests. According to Deputy Wayne Howard, saturation patrols and checkpoints were responsible for cleaning up ...
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DUI in Los Angeles With a Speeding Enhancement

As you may know already in Los Angeles if you are driving your vehicle with over.08 percent BAC you will be charged with a DUI. There are other variations also, Driving Under the Influence of Drugs. ...
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NFL Wide Receiver Misses DWI Court Date

Because of a delayed flight from Los Angeles, Braylon Edwards a wide receiver of the New York Jets, missed his court date. Apparently, Edwards was in Los Angeles to workout with quarterback Mark ...
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More Courts Allowing Warrantless Searches of Cell Phones

This could be dangerous... In California, it is legal for police to search an arrestee's cell phone without a warrant -- ever since a January decision by the California Supreme Court. The 4th ...
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Memorial Day Weekend 2011 Arrests

Memorial Day Weekend is a time for celebration, but it is also a time of increased police activity. In South Florida during Memorial Day Weekend, law enforcement is out looking to make arrests. ...
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Four arrested in Moorpork on drug charges

Ventura County sheriff's deputies arrested three men today on accusations of being under the influence of a controlled substance and possessing methamphetamine. Authorities said arrested in ...
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LAPD officer sentenced to prison for sexual assaulting one woman, soliciting sex from another

A Los Angeles Police officer convicted of sexually assaulting one young woman and soliciting sex from another while on duty was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in state prison Thursday. Los Angeles Superior ...
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Joe Montana's Son Arrested for DUI

This week, several news outlets stated that Joe Montana's son pleaded guilty to charges of driving under the influence. Joe Montana is a NFL Hall of Fame quarterback and is well-known for his time ...
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Breath Tests Produced Faulty Results

After learning that their breathalyzers had been producing tainted results, prosecutors from Santa Clara County have set to the arduous task of re-reviewing hundreds of DUI cases. After reviewing ...
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Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, theft crimes

While certain theft charges are misdemeanor offenses, other theft crimes are considered felony offenses. A lot of these offenses are called "wobblers," which are crimes where the District Attorney's ...
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Dallas Police Officer MIght Be Fired Over DWI Arrest

Jason Rowland, a Dallas police officer, might be fired for a DWI arrest. He was arrested in Denton County, Texas. Rowland was stopped for speeding on March 15, 2011 by a Hickory Creek police officer. ...
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Occupied Burglary

Burglary can be occupied or unoccupied. Occupied burglaries mean that a person is home or inside of the car while a burglary is taking place. While burglary of an unoccupied dwelling and burglary of ...
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DUI DMV Hearing, Castro Valley, Hayward, Dublin

DMV Hearing: 10 Calendar Days to Request A DMV Hearing: During your DUI arrest, the officer will confiscate your driver’s license and issue you a pink slip. This pink slip is a “Notice of Suspension,” ...
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DUI Checkpoint - Memorial Day 2011

In my humble opinion, and the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court, DUI Checkpoints are per se a violation of your rights to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The only truly qualified ...
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Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore DUI Attorney

Driving while intoxicated represents the single largest category of criminal offenses of all reported cases in the U.S. and is considered the most serious misdemeanor offense. In several states, ...
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Florida Supreme Court Throws Out Kidnapping Conviction

The Miami Herald reports that the Florida Supreme Court tossed out a kidnapping conviction for a Hialeah man who stole a truck with a 2-year-old sleeping in the back seat. The Court, in a split ...
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Prosecutor Facing Criminal Charges

The same prosecutor who handled the Bruno Mars and Paris Hilton drug cases has himself been charged with conspiracy, felony drug crimes and weapons charges. David Schubert, the former Deputy Clark ...
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The "Smell of Marijuana" And Police Searches

More often than not, police officers make marijuana possession arrests on the road. A typical scenario involves an officer pulling you over, detecting a "smell of marijuana," and subsequently ...
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